The
trailer
for
Naseeruddin
Shah
starrer
upcoming
film,
Mee
Raqsam
has
dropped
online.
The
film,
directed
by
Baba
Azmi
and
produced
by
Shabana
Azmi,
is
a
homage
to
their
father
and
poet
Kaifi
Azmi.
The
story
is
about
a
father’s
unconditional
support
for
his
daughter
as
fight
religious
fundamentalism
and
patriarchy
in
the
latter's
pursuit
of
classical
dance.
The
trailer
shows
Danish
Hussain
playing
the
father
who
wants
his
daughter
to
learn
Bharatnatyam
but
faces
opposition
from
his
community.
Naseeruddin
Shah
plays
an
intimidating
community
leader
who
warns
the
father
about
breaking
of
rules
that
should
be
abided
by.
But
the
father
is
seen
supporting
his
daughter
nonetheless
as
neighbours
and
society
mock
him
for
disrespecting
his
religion.
He
sticks
to
his
beliefs
that
his
religion
cannot
be
hurt
by
his
child
wanting
to
dance.
Talking
about
the
film,
Shabana
Azmi
said
in
a
statement,
“It
is
the
first
film
I
am
presenting
and
is
a
homage
to
our
father
Kaifi
Azmi
who
was
one
of
the
torch
bearers
of
India’s
composite
culture
which
the
film
celebrates.
It
is
an
inspiring
tale
about
a
father
standing
resolutely
behind
his
young
daughter’s
desire
to
dance.
In
these
dark
times,
Mee
Raqsam
offers
hope
and
elevates
the
soul.”
Mee
Raqsam
has
Naseeruddin
Shah,
Aditi
Subedi,
Danish
Husain,
and
Shraddha
Kaul
in
leading
roles
The
ZEE5
original
film
is
all
set
to
premiere
on
the
streaming
platform
on
21st
August
2020.